Royals pitcher Danny Duffy signs autographs for fans on Sunday afternoon at the Royals Caravan event at the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.

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What's left of his hair has turned silver - same for his Fu Manchu - and so it's difficult to expect baseball's younger generation of fans to remember Dennis Leonard as one of the Kansas City Royals' best pitchers.

But the right-hander who thrice was a 20-game winner is hopeful that one of Kansas City's young pitching talents can find a way to become a household name as he once was in the 1970s and '80s.

However, it's up to Danny Duffy himself, Leonard said Sunday during the Royals Caravan stop at the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Like he did, Duffy is trying to come back from an injury. ...